Berkshire Regional Transit Authority Announces Driver Schedule Changes

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) announced that its new driver schedule will be in operation as of Monday, May 11, putting an end to months of route cancellations and assuring more reliable service for riders.

Kathleen Lambert, BRTA administrator, said developing the new schedule was a milestone, and the process was a cooperative effort among Teamsters Local Union 404 drivers; Transdev and Keolis, public transportation management; and the BRTA administration.

Lambert offered thanks to the partners who made the effort possible and added, “BRTA would also like to thank our loyal riders who have suffered through some tough times. Thanks for sticking with us.”

Lambert said service improvements are also coming in the form of new intelligent transportation system software, which will offer customers tools to understand if a service interruption has occurred and help answer questions like, ‘where is my bus?’

“Text messaging and new online apps will provide more detailed information about all our service alerts,” she added.

For more information, visit berkshirerta.gov.